Supermarket News

3 days ago | supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger

Amazon has added new functions to the Amazon Pharmacy app that better enables caregivers to help manage medications for a loved one. It also gives Medicare Part D recipients access to Amazon Pharmacy’s PillPack feature, which provides presorted medication. “These updates deliver what our customers have been asking for—simpler medication management for themselves and their loved ones,” said John Love, vice president of Amazon Pharmacy.

3 days ago | supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger

Use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is declining, and a new report from data firm Numerator showed that some states have dropped below pre-COVID levels. Total grocery store trips that utilized SNAP benefits have declined to 3.7% in 2025, compared to 4.6% in 2024. The spend per shopping trip has remained flat in 2025 at just under $33, while total units per trip have dropped to 8.9 in 2025, compared to 9.2 last year.

3 days ago | supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger

Online grocery sales are expected to maintain an annual growth rate of 8.9% over the next five years, which is more than five times its in-store counterpart’s projected 1.7%, according to a new Brick Meets Click report. Highlights of the report, U.S. Grocery Sales 5-Year Forecast: 2025-29, project online sales to make up 17% of all grocery sales by 2029. Delivery continues to drive most of the year-over-year growth, Brick Meets Click noted in a press release.

4 days ago | supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger

Last-mile delivery service attempts to tap into summer nostalgiaInstacart shoppers will enjoy 47.2% off the price of select products like Kool-Aid, Bagel Bites, Hot Pockets, and more this summer for a promotion that aims to evoke nostalgia for the 1990s. The San Francisco-based tech and delivery company announced Monday that through Sept. 5, it will provide the seemingly arbitrary discount because that’s how much cheaper groceries were on average in 1999.

4 days ago | supermarketnews.com | Timothy Inklebarger

Misfits Market has acquired The Rounds, a New York City-based last-mile delivery service that offers customers reusable packaging for the products it delivers. Misfits, a direct-to-consumer online grocer headquartered in Clackamas, Ore., offers its customers discounts on products that are slightly damaged or misshapen.